Vegan Baked Ziti

Name: Vegan Baked Ziti
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box whole wheat ziti; 2 cup Cashews unsalted and raw soaked overnight; 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice; 2 Garlic cloves; to taste Salt for ricotta; to taste Pepper; Good quality tomato basil sauce no added sugar or make your own!; As needed Daiyab mozzarell shreds or any other vegan mozzarella you enjoy; 2-3 Tbsp nutritional yeast

Mary @cook_16831557

Brooklyn NY

Whole wheat pasta, freshly made vegan ricotta from cashews with vegan mozzarella shreds by Daiya. This ricotta when cooked in the pasta has the constancy of a rich beschamel sauce.

Mary @cook_16831557

Brooklyn NY

Whole wheat pasta, freshly made vegan ricotta from cashews with vegan mozzarella shreds by Daiya. This ricotta when cooked in the pasta has the constancy of a rich beschamel sauce.

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

1 boxwhole wheat ziti
2 cupCashews unsalted and raw soaked overnight
2 TbspLemon Juice
2Garlic cloves
to tasteSalt for ricotta
to tastePepper
Good quality tomato basil sauce no added sugar or make your own!
As neededDaiyab mozzarell shreds or any other vegan mozzarella you enjoy
2-3 Tbspnutritional yeast

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Steps

1 hour

1

Drain and add soaked cashews, lemon, salt, pepper, garlic. Nutritional yeast to processor or blender. Blend on low until all is incorporated.
2

Add plant milk slowly. Mixture should be soft and a bit like a dry cream sauce not liquid. Taste and adjust with any ingredient you need. Lemon and yeast give this but ricotta it's cheese flavor.
3

When water is boiled add ziti.
4

If creating sauce for so or if using jar sauce just have ready.
5

When pasta is Al dente or a bit chewy remove from heat, drain.
6

Add ricotta, sauce, mozzarella and pasta to large bowl
7

Mix well
8

Turn out into a large casserole pan.
9

Cook at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbling.
10

Serve with Sauteed greens, salad and fresh Italian bread.